Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government will introduce legislation to address hate crimes, including intimidation and obstruction of faith-based communities, within the first few weeks of Parliament’s return.
“We want to advance measures that will help address the scourge of hate crimes that we see in this country, including, specifically, faith-based communities,” Fraser told reporters in Edmonton on Sept. 11.
He said that the justice department wants to add criminal provisions to prohibit the obstruction of synagogues, mosques, churches, as well as cultural community centres, schools, or other facilities designed for specific groups. The provisions would also prohibit the intimidation of people seeking to use such faith-based institutions….